Show Summary: A comedy series. Divorced Alan Harper, his son Jake, and Alan's free-wheeling brother Charlie, live in Charlie's Malibu beachfront house until the untimely death of Charlie. Internet billionaire Walden Schmidt offers to buy the house following his own divorce and the untimely death of Alan's brother Charlie. The three eventually bond and help each other grow and overcome their losses. The hit comedy series returns for its ninth season, continuing the laughs about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, mothers, single parenthood, surrogate families, money, and love.